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British artist
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Female
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Birth:
1902(Exeter, United Kingdom)
Death:
1998(Exeter, United Kingdom)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Primrose Vera Pitman (1902-13 September 1998) was a British artist known for her paintings and drawings of her native Exeter and Devon.
Biography
Pitman was born in Exeter and studied art at the local Royal Albert Memorial College. After graduation she continued to live in the city and was a member of the Exeter Art Society and the Kenn Group. Drawings by Pitman of war-time Exeter were published in the 1942 book Exeter Blitz. In 1953 she became a member of the Society of Graphic Art and also regularly exhibited with the Royal West of England Academy. The Royal Albert Memorial Museum in Exeter holds several of her drawings of the city.